Description
This lab activity has student groups riding an elevator while a volunteer stands on a bathroom scale in order to get readings on the Normal Force. After conversion from pounds to Newtons, students create 8 Free Body Diagrams showing the forces on the person, the directions of the velocity and acceleration vectors, and calculations for the net force and acceleration experienced by the rider.
Highlights
Description
This lab activity has student groups riding an elevator while a volunteer stands on a bathroom scale in order to get readings on the Normal Force. After conversion from pounds to Newtons, students create 8 Free Body Diagrams showing the forces on the person, the directions of the velocity and acceleration vectors, and calculations for the net force and acceleration experienced by the rider.




